Metro News Release
For immediate release: June 16, 2011
Weekend track work June 17-19 on Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines
Metro will continue its effort to rebuild the Metrorail system this weekend on the Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines. The work will begin around 10 p.m. Friday, June 17, and continue through closing on Sunday, June 19. Customers should take note of the following service impacts:
Red Line
• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 17, through closing on Sunday, June 19, Red Line trains will share one track between the Van Ness-UDC and Friendship Heights stations as Metro replaces rail fasteners.
• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 17, through closing on Sunday, June 19, Red Line trains will share one track between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations to allow for upgrades to train control rooms.
• Throughout the weekend, all Red Line trains will operate approximately every 24 minutes between the Shady Grove and Glenmont stations. On Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., additional Red Line trains will operate between the Van Ness-UDC and Takoma stations, resulting in service about every 12 minutes between these stations.
• Red Line customers should allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.
Orange and Blue Lines
• From 10 p.m. Friday, June 17, to closing on Sunday, June 19, Orange and Blue Line trains will share one track between Eastern Market and Stadium Armory stations as Metro replaces rail fasteners to provide a smoother ride.
• Throughout the weekend, all Blue and Orange Line trains will depart endpoint terminals approximately every 20 minutes.
• Blue and Orange Line customers should allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.
Green Line
• From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, Green Line trains will share one track between Greenbelt and College Park-U of Md stations as Metro personnel conduct surveying work.
• Green Line customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.
Metro is advancing a six-year, $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is focused on safety and maintaining the Metro system in a state of good repair. In FY2012, the CIP includes projects such as replacing escalators; retrofitting track; replacing track circuitry, signs and chain markers on the right of way; rehabilitating third rail, running rail and track pads; rehabilitating 12 Metrorail stations; purchasing 150 new police radios; the replacement of 100 Metrobuses and the rehabilitation of 100 more; rehabilitating three bus garages; and installing 30 track turnouts.
The Trip Planner on Metro’s website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules. For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call 202-637-7000 or TTY 202-638-3780, or visit metroopensdoors.com.
News release issued at 12:22 pm, June 16, 2011.